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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Which Books Should You Read
You don’t have to be a student to appreciate this well constructed flowchart from Teach.com . “Which Books Should You Read This Summer” was created to encourage students to pick-up a few good books this summer even if they don’t … Continue reading
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam
On June 12, 1942 Anne Frank celebrated her 13th birthday in Amsterdam. Her parents gave her a diary with a red and white checkered cover. “I hope I wll be able to confide everything to you, as I have never … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Europe, History, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, AnneFrank, World War II
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Rembrandt’s Facebook Timeline
Amsterdam‘s celebrated Rijksmuseum may be over 200 years-old, but it’s hip to 21st century social media marketing. The museum has cleverly “imagined” what Rembrandt’s Facebook Timeline would look like. “I made a self-portrait. Let me know what you think!”
It’s Alive !
Last week, the New York Public Library‘s Biblion: The Boundless Library digital series released a fantastic free iPad app based on Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein. The intuitive, interactive app features a treasure trove of materials from the NYPL’s Pforzheim … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, Libraries, Tech, Writing
Tagged App Store, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, New York Public Library
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Round the World by Chemin Vert
Rome-based artist/web designer/computer scientist Giacomo Miceli created this beautiful, mind-blowing little video trip across the globe and four seasons. The video titled Chemin Vert uses panoramic frames from Google Street View . There are even better versions of the video … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film
Tagged Chemin Vert, Giacomo Miceli, Google Maps, Google Street View
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Ghosts of Pere Lachaise
Founded in 1804 in the countryside beyond the Paris city walls, the Cimetiére Pére-Lachaise is now Paris’ largest cemetery. Verdant, hilly, with meandering paths between thousands of sepulchral tombs and monuments this vast city of the dead is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Film, History, Tourism
Tagged Gertrude Stein, Jim Morrison, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Paris
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Buy a book, Win a DeLorean
To celebrate the release of the trade paperback edition of his novel Ready Player One, author Ernest Cline has created an original strategy to increase sales. The novelist is holding a contest inspired by the plot of his book. He … Continue reading
What’s In a Cover
The self-described “goons’ at the comedy website Something Awful periodically post a series of humorous re-imagined bookcovers from classic titles. While they range from cringe-worthy to hilarious, they’re worth a peek. Here’s a sample, but check-out the site for more … Continue reading
Try This With An Ebook
San Francisco-based sculptor and installation artist Alexis Arnold has a unique approach to the exploration of nature and time on common objects. Arnold transforms books and magazines into mysterious crystaline forms using borax crystals, water and time.For the artist, “The … Continue reading
